~ Nathan's POVNathan?The soft, gentle voice caused me to open my eyes and I was startled as I viewed the murky darkness surrounding me.Nathan?I got up on my feet in one quick move and whirled around to survey my surroundings. There was nothing but darkness all around me. Even with my wolf vision, I could not see anything. The darkness began to feel suffocating until I heard the voice again.Nathan?Who's there? Where am I?Nathan, please help me.My brows furrowed as a scent wafted past me.Isabella?He's gonna take me away, please help me! Nathan! Nathan!Isabella?Isabella, where are you? Isabelle, talk to me, please.She remained quiet. Isabella?!I jolted awake, breathing heavily. Sweat was coating my entire body and even the bedclothes were soaked. Jones was standing next to my bed with a worried look.“Are you okay, Alpha?” He asked as he helped me up from my bed.“I’m fine. I just had a dream about Isabella. I guess the mate bond is stronger than I thought. I don’t want to
~ Isabella’s POVI watched with my mouth open in shock as Alpha Damien left after making his declaration. A breath had whooshed out of me and I had felt relieved when I heard Alpha Damien’s words. He is giving me some time to think again. I have nothing to think about, but after all the torture, he's just gonna leave me alone and let me think about it? Could this be a trick of some sort? I thought to myself. I cleared my throat and sat down on the floor thinking of what to do next with the little time he gave me. I leaned against the frame of the bed and tilted my head up as I stared up at the room's ceiling.How many days has it been since I left my pack? Has anyone even noticed my absence? Has Nathan? Even though he rejected me and I barely knew him except as the Alpha of my pack, I miss him. I wonder if he feels the same or if he has found another mate. A single tear rolled down my cheek.Just then the door opened and Luke and the other guard came barging in. They looked so scary
~ Damien’s Pov"Yes, Alpha. Anything else?""No, you can leave."Luke bowed and turned on his heel. I watched him go with a cruel smirk on my face as I thought about the instructions I had just given him regarding Isabella.I couldn't believe I hadn't thought about my brilliant idea beforehand. The only thing Isabella had left in her miserable life at that moment was her pride. And physical torture wasn't going to do the trick.Something that'll tear her down mentally rather than physically would have done the trick a long time ago. I mused.I smiled darkly as I thought about the confusion that had been plastered on her face when I told her that I had given her some time to think about my proposal.She's probably getting excited, thinking I might now leave her alone. At that moment, I wished I could have seen the expression on her face when Luke delivered my instructions to her.My wolf stirred and I turned to the window on my left to see that my eyes had darkened as I thought about
~Damien’s POV “What are you doing here?” I growled as I took a step towards her menacingly and she took a step backwards as well. I glowered at her furiously and I could see her shaking in fear, causing the tray in her hands to also shake. She was carrying a tray containing pancakes and a glass of what seemed to be orange juice. “I…. I was told… I came to give you this.” She said stammering, holding out the tray as she flinched, her arms trembling.“I explicitly gave an order that no one is to come into this section of the garden and you are here standing before me. Do you think I am a joke just because I proposed to you?” I asked, still angry.'No…no, of course not. I… I had no idea. I wouldn't have bothered you…if I had known.""Are you saying that you did not see the guards stationed at the entrance?" I growled."I didn't. And it was Lilian who asked me to bring this to you. She said it was your routine, having this whenever you're in the garden."I pinched the bridge of my nose
~Nathan’s POV Laura’s words left me dumbfounded. I hadn't expected her to be so forward about her feelings. Although I was taken aback, I liked that she was confident and went for what she wanted, unlike Isabella who was too timid and soft-spoken. I took a sip of my water and I could feel Laura’s hand reaching out to mine. I allowed her to hold my hand and, trying to figure out if she could truly give up everything for me, I placed down the cup of water and looked at her with what I hoped was a loving expression on her face. “And what if you found your mate?” I asked her.“My mate?” She asked.“Yes. Your mate.” “Then I will reject him. I want to be with you, Alpha Damien.” She said, smiling.I smiled at her ignoring the sharp pain I felt in my chest. It was the mate bond. I will never allow that lowly omega to tie me down. I thought to myself.“If that’s the case Laura, we still need to take things easy. I will claim you as my mate very soon. But before that, I need to attend to
~Nathan’s POV“Really?” I asked, ignoring the emotion that bubbled up and suspiciously seemed like happiness.Jones nodded and the guard that came in with the news also nodded. I cleared my throat, ignoring the way my heart throbbed and pounded.“Where is she? Where has she been? Is she okay?” I asked.Calm down, Nathan.“They found her in a nearby small town. It is the town that supplies us with bullets. They had traced her scent and they found out that she is currently staying with an old man. She also seems to have lost her memory,” Jones said, smiling.“Really? That sounds better. That means that she doesn’t remember what happened between us,” I said, my heart in my throat.“I guess so,” Jones said.“So get the car ready, I will go with you to the village. It’s better to leave her with an old man but her memory loss may be temporary. I need to make sure that she won’t be able to come back here. I shouldn’t give room for any loose ends,” I said as I stood up and moved to my wardro
~ Isabella’s POV“I’m so sorry if I did anything wrong, Alpha Damien. Please don't do this.” I cried out as I scooted backwards on the bed and I pleaded with him.He paid no attention to me or my yelling, just continued to take off his clothes whilst staring at me with that dangerous gleam in his eye.“I’m so sorry about the way I talked to you. I know it was rude of me when I came to the garden earlier. I shouldn't have gone into the garden. I'll… I'll never do that again.” I added, a hitch in my voice.I thought my pleas would have made him back off, but he continued to ignore me while taking off his clothes.He eventually finished taking off his clothes and my heart climbed up into my throat as he got into the massive bed.I let out a scream and tried to jump off the bed, regardless of knowing that I wouldn't be able to go far. He grabbed a foot and dragged me back down. He pinned me down on the bed beneath him, smiling dangerously.“Now that you've seen me nude, I think it’s only
Nathan’s POVClara approached me and I immediately took a step backwards. I held my hand out and asked her to stop which she did, tilting her head as she ran her gaze over me.I pinched the bridge of my nose in exaggeration and turned to the old man. “Sir, the female we are looking for is not Clara but Isabella,” I said.“Maybe her name is Isabella. I only gave her the name Clara when I saw that the poor girl was unable to remember who she was. It was my wife's name, you know. And it's such a pretty name. And my wife was so pretty, the prettiest girl I ever saw. Too bad, she was also so stubborn. She never listened to me…” The old man began rambling, seemingly lost in his thoughts.Jones came over to me and whispered to me, "What do we do now?"“What else? We should head back home, of course. This was such a waste of time,” I said angrily.“And make sure you find the person who gave the false information on Isabella,” I added angrily.As I turned to leave I noticed that Clara was hold